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The past weeks have seen a sharp increase in media coverage of small boat crossings by desperate individuals trying to reach the UK from northern France. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently branded these Channel crossings “a very bad and stupid and dangerous and criminal thing to do”. Meanwhile, Home Secretary Priti Patel says she … Continue reading The UK Channel crossings – what’s happening?
We are delighted to have supported the issuing of an urgent communication to seven UN Special Rapporteurs concerning the treatment of persons without access to adequate housing during the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The Committee for Refugee Relief, alongside Refugee Rights Europe and 91 organisations, have made a submission to 7 UN Special Rapporteurs to … Continue reading Urgent communication to seven UN Special Rapporteurs regarding France’s COVID-19 response
By Luke Buckler The recently reelected mayor of Calais Natacha Bouchart has proposed the state repurpose a disused military base near Calais as a place to confine the displaced people in the region. This plan might be presented as a helpful measure to support people who otherwise don’t have shelter, or a way for them … Continue reading Coronavirus as a pretext for detention? On the latest disconcerting developments in Calais
Within the context of continued and intensified violence, new tragedies are occurring in Calais. While authorities carry out repeated heavy-handed evictions…
On the evening of Friday 5 August 2016, the first ever Refugee Olympic Team walked out to rapturous applause during the opening ceremony underneath the Olympic Flag in the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro…
On Wednesday 20th of July, as part of our ongoing advocacy work, RRDP presented our research findings at the French Senate, Paris, on the current humanitarian situation in the unofficial Calais camp…